Superior Court of San Andreas - Criminal Court Filing Information

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Superior Court of San Andreas - Criminal Court Filing Information

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The Superior Court of San Andreas one of 3 courts we have within San Andreas. The two functions the Superior Courts have are to hear both criminal and civil case. Both case types will be heard by a Superior Court Judge or Justice appointed by the State of San Andreas and have representation on both sides. Currently, their are two forms of representation within the State: having a public defense attorney employed by the San Andreas Judicial Branch appointed to you free of charge, or you can represent yourself during a criminal trial against you.
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Facing a criminal charge is a serious and potentially life-changing situation and as such, one of the most important functions of the San Andreas Judicial Branch is that of the Superior Court of San Andreas. Citizens arrested for any misdemeanor or felony charge may petition the courts to hear their case, in which one of the Judicial Branch’s Judges will review evidence and testimony in both a professional and timely manner, evaluating legal arguments from a neutral and unbiased view so that proper justice may be upheld.

As a citizen of San Andreas, it is your right to have representation by an attorney appointed by the San Andreas Bar Association to assist in the entirety of the criminal case process, and that this representation be provided at no cost to you.

While the Judicial Branch does not accept any cases regarding citations of any kind, any other charge from a general misdemeanor to a serious felony may be brought to the court. It is also important to note that the Judicial Branch does not review the conduct of law enforcement officers; any such issues of conduct must be submitted to that officer’s respective departments Internal Affairs division.

In order to ensure that justice is administered properly and in a timely manner, we require that any criminal case be submitted within seven (7) days from the alleged incident.
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If found guilty of all charges you will be subject to pay court fees equal to 75% of original criminals fines or a minimum of $25,000 to compensate the court for its time, effort, and resources expended during the case. However, if exonerated from all or at least (1) one charge you will not be subject to pay court fees and will have said charge removed from your record, reimbursed for the fine accompanying the charge, and compensated for time spend incarcerated at a rate of $200 per day. (( minute )) Furthermore, if you withdraw your case or it gets dismissed in favor of the state after it has been activated, will be subject to a court fee of $10,000 for time, effort, and resources expended on the case.

During the duration of the judicial process, if it is discovered that an additional criminal action was committed by you, additional charges including their accompanying fines and jail time will be applied as appropriate. Additionally, falsifying or lying during the case, it is and will be a punishable offense including but not limited to a criminal charge for perjury. All charges must be served prior to submitting the case.

Not all evidence you wish to submit to the court should be done when filing your case; please only give a summary of the incident in question so those working on your case may familiarize themselves with the situation before moving forward. Once your case has been reviewed and activated, evidence may be submitted to the docket during the discovery phase of the trial by your attorney or yourself, should you choose to self-represent.

As a Defendant you are encouraged to actively engage and maintain open communication with your attorney. You are responsible for staying informed about the progress of your case, attending necessary meetings, and promptly responding to communications from your attorney. Additionally, once a case is activated, you MUST confirm your intention to proceed within three days directly to your attorney. Failure to confirm within this time frame will result in the submission of a motion for involuntary dismissal by your attorney.

(( Any information submitted in the case should be information obtained through in-character means. Should you choose to submit footage as evidence for consideration during an appeal, it must be accompanied by OOC Proof of RP to avoid any potential metagaming, or else the footage will be removed until you are able to do so. ))
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Criminal cases should be posted here.
Title: State of San Andreas v. Firstname Lastname
Example: State of San Andreas v. John Doe
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Last edited by Judith Mason on Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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